It's a Cinch You Always Get a Decision When Lincoln Plays Omaha
LIRKS VANQUISHED
AGAIN BYRODRKES
Cecil Thompson Does Not Allow
Hit for Six Innings and Only
One Man Reaches First.
OMAHA SLAMS BALL HARD
For ix innings yesterday Cecil
Thompson of moist bait fame hurled
the same kind of ball Walter John
son does when he's right. After the
six frames Cecil didn't set the world
on fire, but his mates had accumu
lated such a large lead it was impos
- sible for the despised and lowly Links
to catch up and the de luxe Rourklets
captured another ball game from
, their hated rivals, Mo 4. Three
, cheers.
What Thompson didn't do to those
Links for the first six stanzas wasn't
worth doing. Nary a hit was nicked
off his delivery and only one man got
as far as first base. Harry Williams
reached the first station in the fifth
on a base on balls, but he failed to
get an opportunity to explore the
scenery further. -
In the seventh Thompson weak
ened. He allowed three, hits, issued
a walk and Harold Irelan contributed
a boot which gave tne opposition a
trio of runs. In the ninth a couple
more hits netted a run for the Duck
lings, hut this quartet of markers
wasn't enough to .beat our athlees.
" Roorkes Hammer Ball.
While Thompson was playing horse
with the Links, Marty Krug's trained
troop of actors was playing havoc
with one Gardner, a young person
who thinks he is a pitcher. . In the
opening stanza two runs were banged
across and the Rourkes kept up their
attack the rest of the game, scoring a
" few runs whenever they wanted them.
With two down in the starter, Shag
Thompson got a life on a bobble by
Morse and went to second oh Miller's
hit. He promptly stole third and
Scored on Krueger s single to leit.
Forsythe then breezed, a hit tcj right,
counting Miller.
Encouraged by this start, ,oUr side
opened up on Gardner again in the
third. Krug and Shag Thompson
both beat out bunts and Miller drew
I a pass, Krueger's sacrifice fly scored
Krug and horsythe s single registered
Thompson. '
Shag Steals Another.
A hit by Krug, Shag Thompson's
. force out, Shag s steal ot second and
a hit by Krueger scored another run
for us in the seventh and in the
eiehth the eame was cinched when
Cecil Thompson and Marty Krug
doubled and Shag Thompson smote
' a safety to center. : ,1
Kewpie Kilduff was missing from
the pastime yesterday. Kewpie is
suffering from a. sick tummy and the
. food reservoir got so painful yester-
dav he couldn't olav. Marty Krug
: went into the. vacant, spot and per-
formed in bang-up style, while Mar
old Irelan took care of the keystone
aarlr for. the manacer. . ' " ,
A double-header is on the" card to-
Hav. Freddv Bruck will chuck one
game and Marty O'Toole will throw
the other it his knee is in sucn snape
as to.permit. The first game will be
called at 2 o'clock.
Josies Take a Close
Game From Wichitas
Wichita, Kan., July 8. St. Joseph
came up from behind and took a
close game from Wichita today by
the score of 4 to 2.' Score:
WICHITA.
- AB. R. H. O. A. B.
Jackson, cf. 4 0 4 1
Fox, If. 4 . . 11 1
Coy, rf. 8 8 I .
Gray, c' ' 1 ' '
Brltton, lb. ; 4 114 0
Helling, lb. :.. 4 4 14 S 1
Lltschl, 14 13 11
Rappe. lb. I 4 I 11 1 4
Davis, P. ....... ..i. 4 4 4 2 4
Melerkey, p 4 4 0 . 0 0 4
Koestner, p 4 4 4 4 0 4
arlHtth 1 4 4 4 0
Klein 4 4 4 4 0 4
Thirteen Hitt No Hoodoo
29 1
ST. JOSEPH.
AB. R.
O. Williams, 2b..
Jordan, lb
McCaba, cf.
Sullivan, rf
Ktrkham. If. ... .
Futtner. c
Butler. 3b.
Keating, ss. ....
J. Williams,...-
H. O. A.
S
4 ' 1
3 1
2 4
3 4
4 3
4 3
3 3
4
Totals 4 M 13 0
Battsd for Malarkey In eighth.
Ran for Griffith In eighth. ,
Wichita 1 0010400 03
. j.,.Ph :::: o i i jn w
Two-base hit: Lltschk Bacrlfice hits:
Sullivan (2). Gray. Stolen-bases: Butler.
Klrkham. Hits: Off Pavia. In seven In
nings; off Malarkey, 1 In one Inning. Struck
out: By Davis, I: by Koestner. 1; by Wil
liams! Bases on balls: Off Davis, 1;
off William., Hit by pitched ball: By
ria vl IKUIllVlin. jiisave
Eckman and Andaraon.
Double-Header at
. Rourke Park Today
A double-header will be played at
Rourke park this afternoon between
Omaha and Lincoln. The first game
will be called at 2 o'clock. Freddy
Buck, the fast little ball hurler, will
chuck one of the games and, if his
injured knee is sufficiently recovered,
Marty O'Toole will twirl the other
pne.
Doc Reynolds, Pitcher for
. The Denver Bears, Released
Denver, Colo., July 8. Ross (Doc)
Reynolds, pitcher for the Denver team
in the Western league, was released
today. He formerly was a member
of the Topeka club and was sold to
Detroit. He was released to the Louis
ville club and later sold to Denver.
He has been suffering with a bad arm
for some time. It was explained that
the player limit rtfevented the Denver
team from waiting for him to round
into condition and his release was
ordered. ' .
Lajole BtUl looks Good. '
Nap Lajola atlll looks good around the
mlddlo cushion, even though he la paa
' timing between the sensational Witt and
th rapid first Backer, Mclnnle.
FWd Hunter to Lincoln. '
Fort Worth, Tea.. Jolr I. Fred Hunter,
, formerly big leagu ft rat baaeman, who
was released last week by the Panthera,
left today tor Lincoln, in the Woatern
league. . ' -
.Southern Association.
Nashville, 7,- Atlanta. O.
. ' CbaAtanooga-Blrmlngham double header;
8a jlame, rain.
Memphta, 4-4; New Orleans, t-11.
, , OMAHA.
' AH. R. ' tr." o. A. 91.
r,. smith, if an 1 o o
Krnr, sa I t t 4
J. ThompaoB, of 4 8 t S 4 0
Miller, lb S 1 S 15 O 4
Krneger, e 8 4 8 8 4 4
roreythe, rr a 8 1 4 4
Irelan, 2h 4 0 4 8
Burg. 8b 4 4 4 4 4 4
C. Thompson, p 4 1 8 4
Totals .N..SS 1 18 IT 14 8
LLNC01.X.
AB. B. B. O. A, E.
Carlisle. If S 1 1 8.0 4
T. Smith, sa . 4 4 O 4 4 0
Thomason, of 4 1 8 4 1 0
Lobar, rf 4 1 1 8 4 0
Latttmor, tb 4 1 1 8 10
Williams, lb ..8 4 1 18 4 4
Monte. 8h 4 - A 4 1 1 1
Rohror, 0 8 4 4 8 1 4
Johnson, 2 4 4 0 0 4
Oardner, p 8 0 4 4 4 4
Gregory, p 4 0 4 4 4 4
Hlnchmsn 1 4 4 4 4 4
Totals 85 "I 'd 24 H 1
Batted for Gregory la atath.
Omaha
Runs 24204412 1
Hits t 0 8 1 1 4 8 8 18
Lincoln
Buna 0 0 0 4 4 4 8 1 04
Hits 0 4 4 0 0 0 8 8 14
Two-base hits! C. Thompson. Krag. Sac
rifice hits! K. Hmlth, Krueger. Sacrifice
fly: Krueger. Stolen baeesi J. Thompson
(2). Hits: Off Gardner, 14 In seven Innings;
Off Gregory, 8 In one inning. Struck out:
By C. Thompson, .1 i by Gardner, 3. Bases
on balls: Off C. Thompson, 1: off Gardner,
8. Left on bases: Omaha, Bl Lincoln, S.
Time: 1:44. Umplreat Kane and Carney.
STMERlf RS
BOOT CALLED OFF
Peters in Hospital with Acute
Bronchitis and Stecher Don't
Oare to Wrestle Kovv.
PLESTINA DEFIES LEWIS
There will be no wrestling match
between Joe Stecher and Charley
Peters at the speedway next Satur
day night, following the races of the
afternoon.
Peters were seized with an attack
of acute bronchitis a couple of weeks
ago and he was ordered to the hos
pital" by attending physicians. In ad
dition, an operation was performed
on his nose. So the Papillion grap
pler was compelled to cancel his
scheduled go with the Dodge wonder.
The Speedway company tried to
get Stecher to wrestle Marin Plestina
nwhen they discovered it was out of
the question for Peters to work, but
following the July! 4 farce, Stecher
said he was so disgusted with the
wrestling game that he didn't want to
tangle with anybody for a while.
Then the Speedway company tried
to get Strangler Lewis to tangle with
Plestina, but the Strangler got
dumped m quick time when he wres
tled the Austrian before and he didn't
want slny more of the game.
So there will be no wrestling match
here the night of the speedway races.
Cardinals Lose to
League's Champions
St. Louis, July tW-A single by Nie
hoff. a triple by Cravath, a two-base
hit by Luderus and two errors gave
Philadelphia a five-run lead in the
first inning of today's game with St.
Louis. Additional tallies in the eighth
and ninth gave the visitors a 7 to 4
victory. Score:
PHILADELPHIA. ' ST. LOUIS.
AB.H.O.A.E. AB.H.O.A.E.
Paakert.of 4 12 0 ORetseUb ( 0 7 5 0
Nlehoff.Sb 4 14 3 OBescher.lf 6 110 0
Stock. 9b C10 3 OLong.rf 3 3 10 0
Cravath'.rf t 8 3 0 OMIller.lb 3 1 10 1 1
Luder'e.lb S 1 11 1 OH'naby.Sb 4 2 2 3 0
Cooper.lf 4 4 14 OSmltrTcf 3 0 10 0
Banc tt.se 8 113 OWIIson.cf 3 0 0 0 4
KUUfer.c 4 3 8 1 0i;onzles.c 3 0 3 3 0
Bender.p 4 2 0 0 OCorhan.as 2 13 4 2
McQ'U'n.p 0 0 0 3 ODoak.p 3 0 0 4 1
'Butler 110 0 0
Totals.. 8 12 27 12 0-Snyder 1 0 0 0 0
Totals.. 21 3 27 20 4
'Batted for Smith In sixth.
Batted for Corhan in eighth.
Batted tor Doak In eighth.
Philadelphia ......( 4 0 0 0 4 4 1 17
St. Loula 0 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 04
Two-baae hits: Luderus, Paskert, Butler.
Three-base hits: Cravath, Hornsby, Stock.
Stolen bases: Bescher, Stock, Butler. Sacri
fice fly: Gonzales. Basea on balls: Off
Bender, 8; off Doak, 8. Hits and earned
runa: Off Bender, 6 hlta, 4 runs In seven
and one-third Innings; off McQuillan, I hit,
no runs In one and two-thfrda innings; off
Doak, 6 runs. Struck out: By Bender, 4; by
McQuillan, 2; by Doak, 2. Umpires: O'Day
and Kaaon.' .
Doyle Will Bavo to Horry. '
If Larry Doyle Is going to do any lead
ing of the National league swattera this
year now Is the tlmo for the Ootham cap
tain to get busy.
OMAHA PAGER TO
INVADETHE EAST
Hal McKinney, Best Known of
Nebraska Speed Horses, Has
Made Brilliant Record.
WILL TRY THE MILE TRACKS
By RUSSELL PHELPS.
Nebraska's greatest and best known
pacer, Hat McKinney, that good
brown horse, by Hal B., with a mile-
track mark of 2:06)4 and a half-mile
record of 2:07, ovned by a no less
prominent horseman Tom Dennison
of Omaha will be taken east in a few
weeks in an effort to demonstrate to
the fans on the "big time" that the
westerners don't have to doff their
bonnets to any of them.
Mr. Dennison's speedy stallion has
earned the right, if for nothing else,
by reason of brilliant performances
on Nebraska tracks at the early meet
ings this year; Starting at the Ben
son affair. Hal McKinnev iust natur"
ally ambled down the Nebraska Mid
way racing circuit, showing his heels
to Columbia fire, tne otner eon
tender for free-for-all pacing honors,
in the majority of instances.
Thirteen Out of Sixteen Heats.
Out f Sixteen heats to date in
which Hat McKinney and Columbia
Fire have battled, the Omaha-owned
pacer has romped away with thirteen
of them, tied one and lost two. And
as most of Hal McKinney's victories
were decisive ones, the keepers of
horsedom's inner shrine are glad to
hand him the scepter as the premier
pacer of the Cornhusker state. Those
who don't entertain such a frame of
mind are welcome .to nominate some
other steppers whose owners -would
like to take a chance in the little old
free-for-all. i
Hal McKinney, according to his
owner's present plans, is to be taken
down Illinois way, most likely at
either the Peoria or Galesburg tracks
a couple of the fastest mile ovals
on the Great Western circuit. There
Hal McKinney will be tested out to
determine if he's a better mile-track
pacer than a half-mile one. If, in his
owner's opinion, Hal McKinney
shows the speed that is known to be
in hitjf, together with a dash of that
which is suspected to be in him well,
then, the backers and followers of
the eastern starters had better start
in preparing for a long, hard winter.
In case, however, that the Omaha
pacer-convinces Mr. Dennison that
his forte is the smaller track, then
back to the smaller track belt he'll
come.. In either case. It's going to
be the greatest year Hal McKinney
has ever had.
First Trip to East
Any number of the game stallion's
admirers would like to see him es
corted to the "big top" region for at
least a few sessions. It will be Hal
McKinney's initial invasion of the
east, and there are those who are
willing to bet their shirt studs that
the pacing idol of the Nebraska
metropolis is destined to "clean up."
Seven head of Mr. Dennison's
strinar will be taken over in Iowa the
latter part of the month for a fling
at the first four meetings over the
Southwestern Iowa and Missouri
Short-Ship circuit. The string, head
lined by Hal McKinney, will start at
Corning, July 24 to 27, inclusive, con
tinuing on to meetings at Bedford,
Malvern and Shenandoah.
, The famous Dennison pacing pony,
Babe King, owned by Miss Frances,
will also appear on the Iowa tracks in
exhibition trials, stepping the last
one-eighth against time. Outside of
the free-for-all pace, Babe King,
known as the world's fastest pacing
pony, has proven the greatest draw
ing card of the year on Nebraska
tracks, and should be as much of an
attraction in the Hawkeye and other
states. "
Successful Meet at Kearney.
They turned 'em on the Nebraska
Speed association circuit last week
with an unusually successful meeting
at Kearney. A record. crowd turned
out for the program on the "Fourth,"
the turnstiles registering no less than
6,000 race fans.
Featuring the meeting was the per-
Continued on Pago Three, CoL It.
"The Little Gentleman of the Race
Track," Is What They Call Mulford
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RALPH MULFORD.
When the world's most famous
automobile daredevils line up on the
Speedway here, June IS, to compete
in what looks to be the best meeting
anywhere in the country during the
1916 season, there will be a little gray
haired mother anxiously watching her
son as he roars around the ring at a
death .defying pace.
And as he starts, one driver will
throw a kiss to-this little mother be
fore he crams op all his, car has in
the way of sptcd. ,
This driver is Ralph Mulford,, the
"little gentleman" of the race track.
To Ralph Mulford, the best woman
in the world is his mother.
He idolizes her and she idolizes
him. Her slightest wish is instantly
obeyed and her word to him is law.
Mrs. Mulford taught Ralph in his
childhood to remember the Sabbath
and keep it holy.
He does it.
No amount of money could tempt
him to drive in a race on Sunday. On
that day he abandons his business as
wholly and completefy as though for
him a race track never existed.
At Chicago some time ago, he
turned his car over to Eddie Ricken
backer, when the tatter's machine was
down.
. "I'll cut the money with you, Ralph,
if I get a place," Rickenbacker prom
ised. "No you won't," said Ralph. "You're
welcome to my car, and if you win
any prize money you're welcome to
that to. If I shared in' the money I
might just as well take part in the
'face. I promsed my mother a long
time ago that I'd remember the Sab
bath and keep it holy,, and I'll keep
my word."-
Mutford is one of the finest char
acters in the speed game. He is as
considerate of the most humble pit
workman as he is of the judges and
association officials. He never uses
profanity, even when exasperation is
most maddening, and he never for
gets the feelings and rights of others.
One other quality Mulford has that
is an outstanding feature of his char
acter. When his car is working
badly, Ralph will positively refuse to
"hippodrome" or "grandstand." H
simply does the best he can, but
under no circumstances will he ever
attempt to play, to,, the galleries,
though those who have watched hira
hundred of times declare that he has
had many chances to four-flush thrills
that would. look good and. still be
hoaxes well known to drivers.
SPORTS SECTION J
The Omaha
Sunday Bee:
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JULY 9, 1916.
LEADERS IN THE NEBRASKA STATE GOLF TOURNAMENT AT OMAHA Sam Rey
nolda, champion; E. H. Sprague, runner-up; Ralph Petr- and Jack Sharp, semi-finalists;
"Joe" Williams, medalist.
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REYHOLDS IS NEW
STATE GOLF CHAMP
Tield Club Shark Lives Up to
Dope by Trimming Sprague
in final Sound.
VET MAKES GAME FIGHT
BY LOUIS H. COOK.
Sam W. Reynolds of the Omaha
Field club is the state golf champion
of Nebraska for the third time.
He copped the title yesterday at
the Field club by defeating E. H.
Sprague, veteran player of the Omaha
Country club, 5 up and 4 to play, in
the thirty-six-hole final match.
As has been anticipated, Reynolds
had little trouble in defeating
Sprague. The veteran put up a good
fight, especially on the final four
teen holes, but Reynolds was in the
lead from the start and at no time
did Sprague threaten to overcome the
advantage held by the younger player.
The gritty uphill fight made on the
last dozen holes played was the fea
ture of the match so far as Sprague
was concerned. Starting the after
noon round 6 up, Reynolds started
out apparently determined to end the
match in short order. He was lead
ing Sprague, 8 up, when the sixth
hole was reached, and the contest
seemed almost sure to end in two or
three more holes.
Sensation for Gallery.
But Spraeue stiffened, and by run
ning his approach on the sixth green,
a beautiful mashie shot of perhaps
twenty-five yards, the ball dropping
into the cup, gave the gallery the
first real sensation of the match.
Revnolds came hack and took the
next hole, but Sprague captured the
eighth in three, laying Reynolds a
perfect stymie.
sprague kept up his rally by taking
the ninth, when Reynolds pulled his
drive into the rough, and decreased
the lead another hole on the tenth
when Reynolds sliced into the trees.
That made Sprague only 5 down, and
the crowd was pulling for a Garrison
finish. But on the eleventh Sprague
was oyer the green on his approach,
losing the hole, and was again 6
down. Sprague came back by captur
ing the short twelfth, Reynolds con
ceding the hole after he had fallen
into a bunker with his first shot, and
pitched over the green on the second.
The players halved the next two
holes and the match ended on the
fifteenth green, with Reynolds 5 up
and 4 to play.
Cinched on First Holes, 1
The match was practically cinched
by Reynolds on the first three holes
of the morning round, Sprague drop
ping all three of the holes and never
being able to overcome his handicap.
Reynolds was somewhat wild in his
driving, but made up for his weak
ness in this respect by many remark
able recoveries and gilt edge putting.
The medal score for the match was
as follows:
REYNOLDS.
Mnrnlng
Oill 4 4 8 4 4 ( 1 8 4(l
In 4 4 8 4 8 4 8 1 4 as 78
Aftsrnoon
Out v. 4 1 ( 1 1 4 4 4 4 Hi
In 16 4 4 8... . 84 48 140
BPRAOUB.
Mornina
Out (((((4(8 ( 4( V
In 4 4 S 4 t ( 4 i (---31114
Afternoon
Out 4(((4((( 8 it .
In 4 4 ( 4 ( . . . . 23 (1 14S
The gallery was a small one, not
nearly as large as that which watched
the Teters-Reynolds match yesterday.
Mrs. E. H. Sprague followed her hus
band's fortunes to the finish, while
Reynolds had at least one extremely
partisan trio among the followers of
the match, including his father, his
sister and his bride-to-be, Miss Louise
Northrup.
Finals were played in all of the
minor flights yesterday, and de
veloped some close contests. Blaine
Young of the Field club, a former
state champion, won the consolations
in the championship division, beating
W. M. Folsom of Lincoln, 5 up and 3.
C. M. Richards of the Field club
? Tabbed the trophy in the president's
light, beating Art Taylor of the Pret
tiest Mile club, 3 up. Buzz Colpetzer
of the Omaha Country club won a
fine traveling bag by defeating his
fellow clubman, Guy Furay, 1 up, in
the finals of the secretary's flight.
The other two competitions were
captured by visiting golfers, G. W.
Davis of the Norfolk Country club
beating Ed Tracy of Miller Park, I
up and 2, for the vice president's
trophy, and Sam R. McKelvie of Lin
coln beating Don Stewart, also of
Lincoln, for the directors' prize.
The tournament will go down on
record as tha most successful in the
history of the state association. The
entry list exceeded the largest previ
ous list by more than three score,
and the number of players actually
participating was forty larger than at
any previous tourney.
W. E. Shafer, secretary of the state
association, was widely complimented
by the visiting delegations and home
Dlavers alike for his work in handling
he big event. Originally it had been
cxpcticu lu piay a iwitiuMi una
and upon Shafer, the only local offi
cer, fell the burden of making all the
arrangements for the tournament.
Next year it is believed that more
than 200 players will enter at Lin
coln. The tournament is to continue
for an entire week, and all matches
save the first round will be for thirty
six holes. This extension of play has
been asked by the golfers outside of
Omaha, who feel that the tournament
should give them more of a chance to
play on a large course than is pos
sible when the event is finished in
four days.
WILLCOXIIMER
ON SIOUX TRACK
Makes Average . of . Seventy
Two Miles an Hour for
', Forty Minutes. ,,
SIXTEEN , OAKS : ' ENTERED
Sioux City, July 8. Willeox won
the fifty-mile auto race, Lewis was
second, Chandler third and Merz
fourth. Time, 40:59; average, 72.87
miles an hour.
Sixteen cars lined up in the fifty
mile race. Ira Klein disabled., his
car in the twenty-mile race and could
not start. Francichi's engine refused
to work at the start and he was left
at the pole.
Before the time set for the start of
the 100-mile race the drivers held a
conference and decided to cut the
distance to fifty miles
The starters in the fifty-mile race:
Lirlver. I .Car.
nawllnfs West Duluth
Wilcox Pramlar.
8trtnaer , Merrsr.
D' Aland Dussenbarff.
I.awla '. .. Craffford.
Jones .Burman Special,
Mars. . . ., Peueot.
Klein Klelnart.
Vail Hudson.
Chandler Crawford
Moore Delege
Hughes rtueaenbarg.
Devla-ne Delate.
Cable Burman.
Johnaon .....Crawford.
Franchl Peueun.
"Howdie" Wilcox won the twenty
mile race, traveling 82.4 miles an
hour. D'Alene was second and Lewis
third.
Wilbur D'Alene won the ten-mile
auto race, making 79.6 miles an hour.
Men was second and Lewis third.
The crowd was estimated at 5,000
when the first race was called.
Pa Rourke Signs
Pitcher Gaskill
Pa Rourke has signed another ath
lete. Prince Gaskill, a pitcher who
was released a day or two ago by
Sioux City is the newcomer. Gaskill
was with Denver last season and had
a big year. A change of scenery mry
whip him back into his stride and he
may be a winner with the Rourkes.
Rourke is hot after the Western
league rag and he says he'll sign all
the athletes this side of the Mississip
pi if need be. With Lou North on
the injured list Gaskill's services will
come in handy. .
Veterans Ho!d.Un: Tftvm.
The nttabura-ti Pirates hare tried oitt
enough rookies to whip afaxleo, but Smok-a
Inaham atltl haa to depend, on two Una
old gentlemen. Wagnar and Hlnehmao, to
deliver tho wallops. , .- ,
RESTA AND RICK TO
HIT BOARDS TODAY
Eddie. Will Try to Lower
World's Seeord for Twen-,
ty-Five Miles.:
SIOUX CITY;. CAES ON WAY
BY FRED 8. HUNTER, i.
Eddie Rickenbacher, who ye4terday
looped the oval four times at a clip
of 103 miles an hour, and Dario Rett,
the sensational Italian pilot,- will be
the. stellar attractions at a matinee
to be held at the speedway this after
noon at 2:30. ; ..f
The big event of the afternoon Wftl
be an attempt by Eddie Rickenb'aeher
to .lower the world's record for twenty-five
miles. , This mark ia seventeen1
minutes and thirty seconds, hung up
by Barney Oldfield in 1914 at Indian
apolis. ' .-. I
That Eddie will accomplish' the
trick is the belief of the railhirrla whA
watched him in action yesterday tfi
icrnoon. ji kick, s motor turns over
today as it did yesterday he'll IcrweV
Oldfield's mark into a cocked hat. ""
Resta Keen Over Track. ,
Resta also intends to do soma tall
shooting on the . boards. Darlo
watched Rickenbacher and Baby Fete
Henderson .spin yesterday and he be
came so keen over the track he de
dared he would have his powerful
blue ' Peugeot on the track bv 10
o'clock this morning, getting set for
tni4 atternoon. . ,
Juit what part In the program
Resta will fulfill this afternoon haa
not been definitely decided. Dario
may also take crack at the twenty-five-mile
record, or he may shoot
at several other marks. But what
ever he does, Dario says he'll do it
and that any record he goes after ll
sure to fall. '"It's a wonderful track,"
said Resta, "and should hold almost
any kind of speed." ' ' .,
while they, of course, will be the
leading attractions, Resta and Ricken
bacher will not monopolize the matt
nee today. Baby Pete Henderson
will be out to cut a few caoers with
.his Maxwell, which ia a twin of Rick
enbacher s. Baby Pete 8 car refused
to hit yesterday and he had to content-himself
with running around the
bottom of the saucer. All of this
made Pete peevish, especially when
he saw Rick hitting the high spots,
so he decided to overhaul his engine
again and do hi spinning this after
noon. ' ' ');
. "'; Cars Leave Sob City, ', ,
.Fourteen, of the care which were
entered, at' Sioux City yesterday are
scheduled to take part in the Omaha
race, next Saturday, and practically
every one of the fourteen left Sioux
City last night. They packed then
machines in express cars and sjarted
on their way.
In this number is Wilbur v Alene,
the Duesenberg. pilot who won the
ten-mile rsce, and Dave Lewia and
Billv Chandler, who finished second
and third, respectively, in the fifty-
mile race. Howdy Wilcox, who tap
tured the twenty and titty-mile events,
is not entered here, but there is a
good chance that he will do so today
or tomorrow. - - .. )
It is probable that several of the
teerla which worked at Sioux Crtv
will be out on the local oval this af
ternoon with Resta, Rickenbacher
and Henderson, 'at least those drivers
whose cars did not sutler any me
chanical mishaps yesterday v
Raloh De Palma and Rabh Mul
ford are expected in tonight. Both
drove yesterday in the 100-mile race
at Grind Rapids, and, according to
word received here, caught trains tof
Omaha last night.
t
Cooper in Hard Luck.
A bit of disappointing news also
became known yesterday. Earl Coop
er, one of the very best of the drivers
entered, probably will not be able1
to come to Omaha. Earlls car was
all broken up last Sunday at Minne
apolis and he fears he will not be able)
to get it in shape In time to race
fc-r. Karl ia a wonderful driver -and
his Stutz is a wonderful car. -H
would be one of the favorites tt ne
M rak nart. There is Still S
chance that Cooper may show, bat
it is regarded as a sum one.
It is exnected all of the drivers win
be in Omaha by Tueeday and on that
day things will surely begin to 1mm
at the speedway. Elimination trisjs
must necessarily De neiu Dctausa -an
the large entry list and some goad
rai-inv ran he anticioated every dayV.
Including Cooper, who has not
scratched his name yet, tne orivers
entered in Omaha ar as follows
l. Darlo Bests, Peugeot French. - V
8. Ralph ta Palma. eleroedee, Oerxsast,
a uiinh Mulford. PauaeoL French.
4. Eddie Rickenbacher. Maxwell, Amartaaxa
S, Pete Henderaon, Maxweii, anwraaa.
4. Karl Cooper, Bluta, American. (
7, Julea Devlgna, Delago, Prenoh.
8. Alvo Franchl, Pnsun, English. , f
a DAkh UMn, rle. French. '
10.' Hue-hie Hughea, Duaaanberg. Amertaaxu
Jl. Wilbur rr Alane, Dueaenberg., America.
11. Tommy Milton, imeaenoerg, aawrwea.
II, Billy Chandler. Crawford, American. .
14. Dave Lewie, Crawford, American. ,
IB, Art Johnaon, Crawford, Amertoas.
14. Ira Vail, Hudson, American.
It, Fred McCarthy, Hudaon, Amertcaa.
II. Mel Stringer, Mercer, American.
t.-i, ri-v.ia Rurman ftoaelal. FrenQB.
jo'. J. J. Rawilngs, Wait Puluth SpaolaW
American.
;i. Art Klein. Klelnart, American.
SI. Billy Muller, Dana L'Argent.
it. C. W. Thompson, Olaon Special.
Eay Miller Takes
Jump in Slugging
Leading battera of the Western
league, Including last , Tuesday's
games, are: v
Gilmore, SioOT City, .372; Johnson,
Lincoln, .351; Oakes, Denver, J50,
Butcher, Denver, .345; Livingston,
Sioux Citv, .341; R. Miller, Omaha,
,328;,Kelliher, Denver, .326; Carlisle,
Lincoln, .325; btevens, Lincoln, j;
Meloam Des Moines, .321. -
Shields, Denver is shead in stolen
bases, with 18; Litschi, Wichita, is
ahead In sacrifice hits, with 22; Dyer
in home runs, with 9; Butcher in total
bases, with 136, and Kelliher in runs
scored, with 53. Denver - leads -in
club battina-. with .295. ,
'Leading pitchers in twelve or more
games: . , v
..-)' 'Won Loot
North. Omaha 8 , S
O as per. Sioux City ,. 8 8
Koeatner, Wichita II S
Hall, Topeka , ....14 , S
Mera, Omaha ,. .. S 4
Halle. Lincoln -. 11 4
Thompson, Omaha 8 8
Baker, Del Molnao 8 S
Patterson, 8L Joeepb, ..14 : f
H9VMaBt. Jooepfc .' 8 ' 8)